Photoshop CS4 All-in-One For Dummies
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Photoshop CS4 All-in-One For Dummies Details
From the Back Cover Your one-stop Photoshop reference, filled with the latest tips and techniques There's a reason why Photoshop is the industry standard for image-editing software. But Photoshop has so many facets and features that a handy one-stop guide is exactly what you need. And you'll love the "Putting It Together" exercises that give you hands-on experience — in rich, full color! Learn the parts — the desktop, menus, panels, and key tools, and how to use Adobe Bridge Make your selection — learn about each of the selection tools plus the powerful Pen tool and Paths panel Brush up — on the Brush and Pencil tools and how to create vector shapes, create and edit type, and put type on a path Restore and retouch — correct and enhance color, improve contrast, and use the Clone Stamp and Healing tools to fix flaws and damage Print it — learn how to get the right resolution, image mode, and file format, and prepare your work for printing Open the book and find: How to crop images and increase their canvas size Tips for creating gradients and patterns Advice on resizing images How to composite images with layers and blending modes Filter techniques to correct or alter images How the Vanishing Point feature makes editing easier Steps for making adjustments with levels and curves How to create layer and channel masking for accurate selections Go to dummies.com® for more! Visit the companion Web site at www.dummies.com/go/photoshopcs4 for extra tips on optimizing images, slicing and animating them, and more! Read more About the Author Barbara Obermeier is the principal of Obermeier Design, a graphic design studio in California specializing in print and Web design. She is currently a Graphic Design faculty member at Brooks Institute. Read more
Reviews
I've used every version of Photoshop since 3. I would be embarrassed to admit how many PhotoShop books I've bought and read. Somehow, I thought I would be beyond a "Dummmies" book but I was wrong. This is a very good book. It is reasonably thorough with just under 700 pages even though it is done in a concise fashion. It is beautifully organized and the writing is clear and crisp. There is excellent use of instructional images and graphics.I'm very glad I didn't miss this great book. If you want to get serious about learning PhotoShop CS4, you can't go wrong here.
